Eskmeals Viaduct works

Network rail is continuing to improve the 18-span Eskmeals Viaduct across the River Esk estuary.

This will require the closure of the railway line between Whitehaven/Sellafield and Millom with rail replacement buses in operation between Saturday 7 until Sunday 22 September 2024.

The railway line will also be closed through Barrow-in-Furness due to essential track maintenance, with rail replacement buses running between Ulverston, Barrow-in Furness and Millom.

The following train services are not impacted by these works and will run as normal:

• Morecambe, Lancaster, Skipton and Leeds
• Lancaster, Preston and Manchester Airport
• Windermere to Oxenholme
• Avanti West Coast and TransPennine Express services calling at Oxenholme and Penrith

Saturday 7 until Monday 9 September 2024

Buses replace trains between: 

• Ulverston & Barrow-in-Furness
• Barrow-in-Furness, Millom & Sellafield / Whitehaven

Trains will continue to run between:

• Manchester, Preston, Lancaster & Ulverston
• Sellafield / Whitehaven & Carlisle

Tuesday 10 until Sunday 22 September 2024

Buses replace trains between

•  Millom & Sellafield / Whitehaven.

Trains will continue to run between:

• Manchester, Preston, Lancaster & Barrow-in-Furness
• Barrow-in-Furness & Millom
• Sellafield / Whitehaven & Carlisle